泡沫铝填充钢管横向压缩吸能特性试验

Experimental studies on the energy absorption property of aluminum foam filled steel pipe under transverse compression

为了解填充泡沫铝对钢管吸收能量的影响及其能量吸收特性,通过试验方法研究了单个空钢管与泡沫铝填充钢管的准静态横向压缩性能及吸能特性。研究结果显示:空钢管在横向压缩作用下,其名义应力应变曲线关系与多孔金属材料比较相似。相同壁厚的钢管在横向压缩下,管径越大,其名义屈服应力越小,平台段越长。填充泡沫铝能改变其变形机制,提高钢管在横向压缩下的屈服应力值,较大地提高其能量吸收性能。泡沫铝密度对这种性能的提高影响较小,而钢管的直径对其影响较大。

To understand the energy absorption property of aluminum foam-filled steel pipes and the energy absorption property affected by aluminum foam filler, the energy absorption ability and transverse compression property of steel pipes and aluminum foam-filled steel pipes are tested. The results show that the normal stress-strain curve of steel pipes is similar with that of cellular materials. The normal yield stress of a steel pipe with a large diameter under transverse compression is lower than that with the same wall thickness but a small diameter. The deformation mode of steel pipes can be changed by the filling of aluminum foam. The aluminum foam filler improve the energy absorption ability of steel pipes. The effect of aluminum foam density on the energy absorption ability of steel pipe is small, and the effect of pipe diameter on the energy absorption ability of aluminum foam-filled steel pipes is large.